New Amouage Release named Lyric!!!!

Hey everyone. Amouage has released a new scent named lyric. I just placed an order via their online boutique based solely on the notes. Looks amazing but very expensive. Have a look. The bottle looks amazing!!!

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I really like the direction Amouage is now taking with their scents. They are definitely taking their scents in the direction to please more of the western noses. Even thought i am middle eastern, I found the early Amouages such as gold and crystal a little hard to wear. But with Jubilation 25, i was pleasantly surprised at the new approach they took with this scent and it instantly made me purchase a bottle. This one looks even more up my ally so we will see and I will report back for sure once i receive it.

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Originally Posted by cairomerta

I really like the direction Amouage is now taking with their scents. They are definitely taking their scents in the direction to please more of the western noses. Even thought i am middle eastern, I found the early Amouages such as gold and crystal a little hard to wear. But with Jubilation 25, i was pleasantly surprised at the new approach they took with this scent and it instantly made me purchase a bottle. This one looks even more up my ally so we will see and I will report back for sure once i receive it.

Interesting that you should say so. I thought that scents like Cirrus and Arcus were obvious bows to conventionally "western" market forces, and that by discontinuing them and introducing an "attar" and the incense-oriented Jubilation pair, the new leadership was actually steering Amouage back towards its original mission. Indeed, I think Jubilation XXV has more in common with Gold and Dia than with any of the more Euro-American fragrances the house has released since.

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I see what you mean vibert. But with jubilation, they are much lighter compositions as compared to gold and silver. I have smelled many ouhd's and attars in the middle east and jubilation is far lighter and defintly aimed at a more global appeal. If you read the amouage news releases, they are looking to expand their company brand into more western markets as opposed to the main market they have in the gulf.

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Great frag and excellent bottle.
But they does not sell it to Italy AND RUSSIA!!!
I hate those Russian distributors who sells Amouage officially by prices two-three times more! And Amouage officials who gave them such an opportunity...

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Originally Posted by cairomerta

Hey santemon. How is Homage attar. I have read about it but have not had an opportunity to try it. Can you describe. Thanks.

Sorry Cairomerta, I have not smelt it yet but first read about it on Now Smell This and thought the notes were exactly the notes I like, then read Luca Turin's recent 5 star review. So I am still itching to sample it somehow. The Perfumed Court still doesn't have it in their store.

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As much as I've tried to like Amouage, I simply can't. Their fragrances are either pungently heavy and dated (Gold and Dia), or too soft for my liking (Jubilation and Cirrus). They fail to inspire or excite me, and I don't feel their retail prices are justified.

As for Lyric, I think everyone needs to cool down about the bottle - it's simply the Jubilation design but with red tinted glass! However, I do agree with Vibert - they seem to be getting their act together, with their recent releases. Unfortunately, I have no interest in spritzing an expensive fragrance 12-24 times (per application) in order to get any decent sillage or longevity.

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Yeah I have had it for a week or so. It is very very good. It starts with a blast of citrus notes. It is not a sharp citrus but a muted citrus note. Than you get the rose note coming in. It is not a sharp rose or a Gothic rose but a nice dewy type of rose and that is supported by the ginger and saffron which lend a nice slightly spicy note to the scent. It accents really well against the rose. The dry-down amazing and long lasting. It is not a gourmand vanilla but a faint light vanilla that balances with the frankincense really well. It lasts long, smells great and really geared towards the western nose. A really great release from Amouage and I like it slightly better than Jubilation.

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I got a 1.5 ml spray sample of Lyric.Let me say form the get go that I have never smelled an Amouage frag I liked until I smelled Lyric Man. Lyric Man is by far Amouage's finest work IMO. I liked it from the moment I sprayed it on- very nice citrus top notes - funny thing is I don't get much rose here. The scent just makes you feel classy - like you're wearing a two thousand dollar Armani suit and you're wearing the fragance to match - nothing earth shattering - just a refreshing fragance that makes you feel confident about yourself.

I was getting ready to go online and purchase a bottle when the scent just disappeared on me. I gave myself a 6 more sprays and within in 15 minutes all scent gone again. I went through the entire 1.5ml sample trying to get it to last because I wanted a bottle of this little gem of a frag. I just can't jusify $290.00 for a bottle of 15 minute lasting juice. Now "cairomerta" is getting good lasting power - so if your skin reacts like his - I would gladly pluck down $290.00 - for the scent itself is what Amouge has been trying to do all along - produce class in a bottle, and Lyric Man qualifys IMO.

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Hi Beck I am glad you like it but that sucks you dont get longevity out of it. What I get hour and hours later is the musky vanilla dry-down that goes into the next morning. I have oily middle eastern skin so maybe that holds the scent well but its that vanilla musk dry-down that just lasts forever though on me. It is so soft and amazing.

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Originally Posted by cairomerta

Hi Beck I am glad you like it but that sucks you dont get longevity out of it. What I get hour and hours later is the musky vanilla dry-down that goes into the next morning. I have oily middle eastern skin so maybe that holds the scent well but its that vanilla musk dry-down that just lasts forever though on me. It is so soft and amazing.

You're a lucky guy to have such nice oily skin. Mine is normally very very dry. Add to that the low low humidity percentage in the high desert of Reno,Nevada. Alot of frags just don't last. I'm thankful for houses like Montale who understand longevity and seem to know how to get it in almost every bottle.

By the way I get that same vanilla musk dry-down only in warp speed which happens to be fifteen minutes.
Then it's gone. I know many like you will have longevity and I want basenoters that have had issues with Amouage like "Trebor" to consider giving Lyric Man a sampling - it's not the usual old Amouage, it's hopefully the beginnig of a new Amouage - I actually think Jubilation was a sneek preview and Lyric is the finished product of hard work and creativity in a new modern direction.

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Thanks, thebeck, for giving another perspective on Lyric. Yes, I'm still hoping one day to fall in love with an Amouage release, so I'm always prepared to test run a new Amouage (but with low expectations, of course). I requested a sample, yesterday, so fingers crossed.

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Amouage is an awesome house. Just a tip for the basenoters in SoCal - Perfume Raffy carries Amouage, so they would be a good bet to have this pretty soon.

I was in there yesterday! No Lyric yet.

I sampled Jubilation (which I had previously tried at LuckyScent) and Reflection. I liked both of them quite a bit, in some ways better than my bottle of Dia. They are definitely more "Western" as cairomerta mentioned.

Lyric looks like it may be another winner!

The scent grows richer, he knows he must be nearHe finds a long passageway lit by chandelierEach step he takes, the perfumes change From familiar fragrance to flavours strangeA magnificent chamber meets his eye

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Originally Posted by Simon Moon

I was in there yesterday! No Lyric yet.

I sampled Jubilation (which I had previously tried at LuckyScent) and Reflection. I liked both of them quite a bit, in some ways better than my bottle of Dia. They are definitely more "Western" as cairomerta mentioned.

Lyric looks like it may be another winner!

Yeah thats too bad...i'm definately gonna call before I head over there to see if they have it. FYI, Raffy now will make you samples of any of their Montales that they have...I think either 4 or 5 dollars each (which is actually kind of steep, compared to Aedes and Maison). They also have Amouage sample sets, and you can also now buy samples individually for 5 or 6 dollars, which will be great for me when I need some more Dia and Silver.

From you guys who tried Lyric, can you at least somewhat compare it to anything, Amouage or not (like Jubilation is compared to Silver Factory and Dia is compared to L'instant)?

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I got my decant from TPC yesterday and am wearing Lyric today.
This is just a very different rose than others I have worn.
It starts with this very delicate lime top note which leads you right into the rose at the heart. For a company which has a reputation as having a Middle Eatern sensibility this rose is so much more subtle than that. This is that early morning whiff of a rose bush before the sun has gotten to it. I've had a similar experience with the lilac in Frederic Malle En Passant the same ethereal sense of a note that drifts in and out. In Lyric this rose floats on a bed of spices, nutmeg and saffron being easy to pick out. This makes for a heady bouquet but not over the top. The base is a mix of pine and incense with just a hint of sandalwood. The note list mentions vanilla but I'm not getting any of that at all.
The longevity has been pretty good as I've been wearing it for a touch over six hours now and it is still going strong on my skin.
Just as with Jubilation XXV Amouage makes a scent that works amazingly on me but that price tag will make me think twice. I'm hoping in a year or so they do a $50 travel size of this one because at that price I'd buy it in a heartbeat, just like I did Jubilation XXV.

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Originally Posted by thebeck

You're a lucky guy to have such nice oily skin. Mine is normally very very dry. Add to that the low low humidity percentage in the high desert of Reno,Nevada. Alot of frags just don't last. I'm thankful for houses like Montale who understand longevity and seem to know how to get it in almost every bottle.

Beck,

Have you tried applying oil with it? Oil improves the longevity of a fragrance. I use rosehip oil, but my guess is any oil will work. Even cooking oil.